Homo Sapiens

Bros the movie is currently making Hollywood history as the first-ever LGBTQ+ romcom produced by a major studio. This week I am speaking to the stars of the show- Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane. Click play to hear Billy and Luke respond to your relationship Agony Uncles and share their own dating disasters!📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a delight of an episode with singer-songwriter and hit-making machine Tove Lo. Today we chat to Tove about what it’s like working with Dua Lipa, Charlie XCX and Ellie Goulding, whether she has experienced bi-erasure since marrying her straight husband, and the logistics of a cleaning rota when you live in a creative commune!You can purchase Tove’s brilliant new album Dirt Femme here and tickets for her world tour here.📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have a delight of an episode with singer-songwriter and hit-making machine Tove Lo. Today we chat to Tove about what it’s like working with Dua Lipa, Charlie XCX and Ellie Goulding, whether she has experienced bi-erasure since marrying her straight husband, and the logistics of a cleaning rota when you live in a creative commune!You can purchase Tove’s brilliant new album Dirt Femme here and tickets for her world tour here. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Asanni Armon is at the helm of a queer nightlife revolution in New York that is only just beginning. Not only this but they have raised nearly a million dollars to help pay rent and medical fees for the Black transgender community in the US in the process. Click play to find out how Asanni is using black history to transform the lives of queer people in New York and beyond!📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Homo Sapiens had a night out at the Attitude Awards and it did not disappoint! In today's bonus episode we are bringing you ALL of the behind-the-scenes gossip from this year's Attitude Awards including interviews with your favourite LGBTQIA+ icons- Kelly Holmes, Melanie C and Yasmin Finney to name a few. Click play to find out John Whaite's go-to drunk food and Nick Grimshaw’s most embarrassing after-party story. We even got some Heartstopper, Big Boys and Spice Girls reunion exclusives!📍 Editor: Steve Folland 📍Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This may be the politest podcast we’ve ever had as this week we are joined by an etiquette expert no less! William Hanson is here to share his etiquette tips on weddings, sex and pronouns, as well as providing some passionate opinions on urinals and stag do-’s! Plus we chat all things @sextedmyboss, William’s smash-hit podcast which he shares with podcast soulmate, Jordan North. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This may be the politest podcast we’ve ever had as this week we are joined by an etiquette expert no less! William Hanson is here to share his etiquette tips on weddings, sex and pronouns, as well as providing some passionate opinions on urinals and stag do-’s! Plus we chat all things @sextedmyboss, William’s smash-hit podcast which he shares with podcast soulmate, Jordan North. 📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are chatting to certified national treasure of the queer community, Marc Thompson. Marc has set up @blackandgaybackintheday, a digital archive and podcast which celebrates black queer life and its history. Today we are delving deep into the archive, discussing what it was like growing up as a black queer man in Brixton in the 1980’s, why the Pet Shop Boys are the ultimate trailblazers of house music and why it’s important we find out who exactly was sniffing poppers at the back of Heaven nightclub in 1986.  You can listen to Marc’s playlist “It’s A Sin – The Black Album” here. - ‘These are the songs that Black queer people loved, listened to and danced to in the days of the HIV epidemic and they all left their mark on the Black queer scene at the time.’You can listen to the Black and Gay, Back in the Day podcast here and visit the instagram page here.Adam Serwer essay "The Cruelty is the Point" (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/). Survey of British social attitudes (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/22/majority-of-uk-public-agree-with-liberal-views-on-race-and-sexual-identity-annual-poll) revealed that the UK population largely has liberal views and those taking "anti-woke" positions on "culture wars" issues are firmly in the minority.📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we are chatting to certified national treasure of the queer community, Marc Thompson. Marc has set up @blackandgaybackintheday, a digital archive and podcast which celebrates black queer life and its history. Today we are delving deep into the archive, discussing what it was like growing up as a black queer man in Brixton in the 1980’s, why the Pet Shop Boys are the ultimate trailblazers of house music and why it’s important we find out who exactly was sniffing poppers at the back of Heaven nightclub in 1986.  You can listen to Marc’s playlist “It’s A Sin – The Black Album” here. - ‘These are the songs that Black queer people loved, listened to and danced to in the days of the HIV epidemic and they all left their mark on the Black queer scene at the time.’You can listen to the Black and Gay, Back in the Day podcast here and visit the instagram page here.Adam Serwer essay "The Cruelty is the Point" (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/). Survey of British social attitudes (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/22/majority-of-uk-public-agree-with-liberal-views-on-race-and-sexual-identity-annual-poll) revealed that the UK population largely has liberal views and those taking "anti-woke" positions on "culture wars" issues are firmly in the minority.📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining me this week is activist, actress and supermodel Lily Cole. She was one of the earliest advocates for sustainability in the fashion industry and since then, has been at the forefront of climate activism. This was a fascinating conversation that took so many brilliant twists and turns - from discovering queerness later in life, to queer artists that have been forgotten in history, to the best self-help books you can buy.We have linked Lily’s brilliant reading suggestions below. Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future - https://www.waterstones.com/book/hilma-af-klint/tracey-bashkoff/9780892075430 Queer Ecology, TIMOTHY MORTONThe Five Minute Journal The Argonauts - Maggie NelsonThe Wizard And The Prophet- Charles C Mann You can donate to Daniel's London Marathon fundraising page for Micro Rainbow here- https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/daniel-groom📍 Homo Sapiens Spotify Playlist📍H O M O S A P I E N S P O D C A S T📍NEW EPISODE Every Thursday📍Come play with us on socials Facebook & Instagram @Homosapiens📍Email us: Hello@homosapienspodcast.com📍Podcast Host: Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.